alnifolia | [psl] she's always a mystery

A lead. By god he finally has a damn lead. He could breath a sigh of relief if he didn't already know that following this all the way to the end wasn't the next challenge he'd be facing.

Duv wastes no time in marking the name with his light pen. Imperial Security could dig from there, and dig deep, now that they knew where to direct their resources. The net the man had for himself would slowly collapse as they focused in. Duv's confident it's only a matter of time now.

"Thank you, you've saved us a great deal of trouble. We have our own guesses, but nothing concrete," he admits with some reluctance. If only they knew more. Cetaganda was always top of the list for those causing trouble within the Empire though conflicts with them had calm somewhat galactically. Komarran extremists however always presented a never ending battle no matter how much Duv wanted to brow-beat sense into them.

"Komarr is out of the way. We imagine if they're taking the trouble to infiltrate our fleets they have reasons they think are worth the added danger and cost."

"Not a wild conclusion to make," she says in agreement, nodding. Kasumi thinks the man has a much more personal investment in stirring up Komarran extremists, but she's not sure that it's a conjecture she's willing to throw onto the playing field without any real proof to back it up. But on the subject of real proof, she shifts in her seat, propping her elbows on the armrests of the chair and lacing her fingers together.

"I managed to patch into their communications, for a little bit. I can't tell your their precise motives as of yet, but I can at least tell you where they might be planning on causing trouble next."

Ah. Just what he was hoping for. He nods slowly and turns enough toward his comconsole to take notes for the subsequent report he'd need to file. The office work is the boring part of his job, but after the life he's lead, it's a welcome change at times.

"This could help us narrow it down substantially." There's a slight pause as he considers his next question. "Do you still have access to their communication network?"

She shakes her head. As she hadn't specifically been assigned to track their comms by Imperial Security (until this moment, at least) she had only patched in as a matter of curiosity.

"Not at the moment, but I could give it another shot if that's what you need me to do. They're surprisingly clumsy about their channels even though they come off as a highly-trained band of pirates."

There's a beat before she continues, "If I'm assigned to be at your service, Captain Galeni, I believe that means my skills are at your disposal. And I have many of those."

He shakes his head. "That won't be necessary." That was something he could get their men on rather than waste her time particularly if they were clumsy with their work.

"Would you care to explain them in your own words?" He's read the vague profile they were able to gather on her, but the holes were concerning. Too many unknowns and if she's willing to share information, well. He's not going to turn it down.

"Stealth and infiltration, primarily," is her quick, dutiful answer. She's willing to share information, certainly, but that doesn't mean she won't play her cards close to her chest. But she will say enough to be helpful at least, as she continues, "I can hide in plain sight, get into places I shoudn't be."

And then a beat, as she says what is probably the most important bit. "I've got one-of-a-kind stealth tech. Cloaking capabilities. A decoy if it comes down to that."

His brows go up slightly at the mention of the tech. That certainly hadn't been covered by his files on her and no doubt Imperial Security would want to get their hands on the tech should they be able to. It's something he'll decline to report to his superiors for the time being, not when he's sure it will remove their only true contact for this case and he'd like to confirm with his observations. Technology from Jackson's Whole no doubt and for all he knew, it was known under a higher security clearance than available to him.

"Technology that's served you well, I'm sure," he says with a slight shrug. "It could be of aid in this assignment should you be willing to lend your cooperation."

"That's why I'm here, is it not?"

She can't help the enigmatic smile that appears on her lips. Kasumi isn't one to make herself so readily accessible, much less available, and especially not to an entity like Imperial Security. It speaks volumes on her shift in... practices, so to speak, that she's even here on her own accord.

"With that said, I believe it's up to you how I should be using my talents, Captain. My tech lets me get in and out of places with them none the wiser."

"Yes, but I always find it beneficial to ask rather than assume." A practice that's helped him both in his previous discipline and current career choice.

He considers her a moment before he's pulling up a few files to skim through on his commconsole. A plan is falling into place, one that Ms. Goto would be perfect for executing if her resume holds true. This isn't an advantage he can let slip away.

"Do they know yet where your allegiance lies?"

She shifts in her seat, folding her arms and shaking her head.

"No, they don't," she says matter-of-factly, like this is just something that should have been obvious even when the Captain has just explained that he asks rather than assumes. "As far as they're concerned, I'm an enigmatic piece on the board. I don't work for anyone but myself."

Which, of course, they both know is untrue given the circumstances of this very conversation.

That lines up with their information networks and he's certain that Imperial Security has the better one out of the two. Which means her ability to keep off the network is better than he could have hoped. It'll make their work far easier.

"Good. Be certain you keep it that way. We want to utilize your connections as an unaffiliated third party." Because while Imperial Security's reach was far, they knew when they needed an outside person to reach the places they couldn't. "We'll have a dead drop set up so you won't be seen coming into this building again."

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